This is one of my family’s favorites! It’s a shortcut to the traditional stuffed bell peppers. I just make little bell pepper rings and make the meat into a hamburger patty size and they cook nice and fast. You can be pretty flexible with the ingredients or use whatever seasonings you like. Fresh herbs would go great too! We love them with mashed potatoes on the side. You can find that recipe here.
To make them, just combine all your ingredients in a large bowl, and make patties out of them the same way you do burgers. Cut your bell peppers into rings and place them on a baking sheet. I like to use a dark baking sheet for recipes like this. Stuff the patties inside the rings and bake. Super easy!
Enjoy! ~Mary
STUFFED BELL PEPPER RINGS
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground beef
- 2-3 large Bell Peppers (any color)
- 1/2 Onion diced
- 1/2 Tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp Red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp Pepper
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 Tbsp Dried basil (I use partially dried basil, fresh basil would be great too!)
- 1 tsp Chopped garlic (about 2 cloves)
- 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tbsp Ketchup
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 cup Bread crumbs
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Prep the bell peppers. Cut the top off then cut solid rings about 1/2 inch thick. Set aside. Depending on how big or small your peppers are, you may need 2 or 3 bell peppers.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together the ground beef, diced onion, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, dried basil, chopped garlic, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, eggs and bread crumbs. Mix with hands, and don't over mix or the meat becomes tough.
- On a large baking sheet lined with foil, spray cooking spray, then lay out the bell pepper rings.
- Form the meat into patties as thick as your rings and fill each ring with meat.
- Bake in the oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven when done. Sprinkle the top with shredded Parmesan cheese the broil for a few minutes until the cheese starts to slightly brown, then remove from oven.
- Serve with mashed potatoes. Enjoy!
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